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With President Donald Trump absent at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, speakers challenged Trump's accusations of dishonest reporting, while comic Hasan Minhaj roasted the president for his absence. (Published Monday, May 1, 2017)

Samantha Bee knows how to surprise an audience.

Will Ferrell shocked the crowd Saturday night when he revived his famous "Saturday Night Live" impression of former President George W. Bush during the taping of Bee's "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" special. The event was planned by the "Full Frontal" host to rival the traditional White House Corespondents' Dinner, which was also Saturday.

At the taping, which was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., the funny man received a standing ovation from onlookers.

"For the longest time I was considered the worst president of all time; that has changed," Ferrell, as Bush, said. "I needed eight years, a catastrophic flood, a war built on a lie and an economic disaster. The new guy only needed a hundred days."

Looking Back: Trump's First 100 Days

President Trump came to Washington with an aggressive legislative agenda dubbed the "100-day Action Plan to Make America Great Again."

Ferrell wondered aloud why anyone would want to be a journalist, comparing them to passengers on the Titanic. He even had a warning for newspapers: "The iceberg is coming for you."

"You guys are hanging on to your journalistic integrity. Playing with violins until the ship goes down," Ferrell said. "You should see what they would do over at 'Fox and Friends.' Those guys are dressing up like women and children and stealing the lifeboats."

Published at 10:34 PM PDT on Apr 29, 2017 | Updated at 3:55 AM PDT on May 1, 2017